Former Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire and former Seattle Mayor Charley Royer have endorsed State Sen. Ed Murray's bid to become the first openly Gay mayor of Seattle

'Throughout his career, Ed Murray has successfully taken on the tough issues, and he's succeeded by building coalitions no one believed were possible. Imore --------------------------------------------------

It has been nearly 40 years since the first Pride celebration in Seattle, but this year will be the first in which city leaders display the rainbow flag at City Hall throughout the entire month of June.

Community Academy is much like any other charter school in big-city America: trying to sketch out an existence for students who somehow don't make it in the typical urban school system. All I knew about Community Academy was that it was the first and oldest charter school in Philadelphia, inmore --------------------------------------------------

In a ceremony on May 23, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) presented Washington United for Marriage with the Alliance for Justice 'Champion of Justice' award. Marylanders for Marriage Equality, Mainers United for Marriage, and Minnesotans United were also honored.

'Alliance for Jumore--------------------------------------------------

We are not going to take it anymore. And if you are a criminal, or involved in violent activity, we are watching you. From business owners to their employees and the very neighborhoods criminals terrorize, people have begun to fight back. And it is just the beginning.

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee passed an immigration reform bill this week and sent it to the full Senate for debate - without an amendment that would have enabled same-sex partners of U.S. citizens to become legal residents and, eventually, citizens themselves.

Scouts approve change to anti-Gay policy
Leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to repeal the organization's decades-long policy barring openly Gay youth from membership. Openly Gay Scoutmasters, however, are still not permitted.

More than 1,400 volunteer leaders nationwide voted May 23 to approve language that said no prospective Scout henceforth would be tumore --------------------------------------------------

A new Washington Post poll released May 20 shows that a solid majority of Virginia voters believe 'it should be legal for gay couples to get married.' Virginia Republicans seem to be bucking the trend, however, choosing two notorious anti-Gay politicians to lead their ticket in the November emore --------------------------------------------------

Last night my partner and I watched The Perks of Being a Wallflower, the sweet, slightly retro coming-of-age film featuring Emma Watson in her big post-Harry Potter debut. The plot was more or less about teenagers hanging out after curfew at the park or in cars, talking about lives they more --------------------------------------------------

All of us, at one time or another, have experienced heartbreak. It is a universal human experience that causes great pain. As well, it is a risk we all take when we endeavor to open our hearts to experience love.

French President Francois Hollande signed his country's new marriage law, while at least one right-wing opponent of marriage equality literally killed himself rather than live in a France where Gay and Lesbian couples comore-------

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